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Organic-inorganic hybrid nanoflowers: The known, the unknown, and the future.

Authors :
Jafari-Nodoushan H
Mojtabavi S
Faramarzi MA
Samadi N
Source :
Advances in colloid and interface science [Adv Colloid Interface Sci] 2022 Nov; Vol. 309, pp. 102780. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 24.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Organic-inorganic hybrid nanoflowers (HNFs) are hierarchical flower-shaped microstructures that are assembled by nanoscale petal-like nanosheets composed of both organic and inorganic constituents. Generally, inorganic parts of HNFs are transition metal phosphates and organic components are mostly enzymes and proteins; however, non-protein molecules could be also used as organic phase in some types of newly described HNFs. Recent findings indicate that they are constructed through the coordination between organic and inorganic components. HNFs are mainly used for efficient biocatalysis and highly sensitive biosensing, while they have also some other noteworthy applications such as antimicrobial agents, antigen careers, and delivery platforms for anticancer drugs. It is believed that the high surface-to-volume ratio of HNFs could tackle mass transfer limitations leading to enhance the activity of their organic constituents. The environment-friendly route of synthesis and stabilization of biomolecules upon storage are the advantages of enzyme-based HNFs. In the present review, the focuses are on designs, preparations, formation mechanisms, and remarkable applications of the conventional forms and also magnetic, multi-component, and enzyme-free HNFs. Considering the fact that HNFs are in the early stages of development, the unknown aspects and future directions of research in this field are also discussed.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2022. Published by Elsevier B.V.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1873-3727
Volume :
309
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Advances in colloid and interface science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36182695
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2022.102780